And the harsh truth for current second-year boss Tony Sparano is that he could have a better team than he had last season in terms of talent but a worse one in terms of won-lost record. Miami just isn't likely to duplicate last year's 11-5 regular-season record, which was good enough to win the AFC East championship and get the Dolphins into the playoffs, where they were first-round losers at home. The wise guys in Vegas, in fact, have put Miami's over-under wins number at 7.5 this time around.
